-IANS The total world beef Exports in 2016 was 10.95 million tonnes and was expected to increase to 12.43 million tonnes by 2026, according to the FAO. United Nations: India is the world’s third-biggest Exporter of beef and is projected to hold on to that position over the next decade, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation (OECD). OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2017-2026...
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Wholesale onion price surges 118% in two weeks -Tushar Pawar
-The Times of India NASHIK: The average wholesale price of onions has surged 118% over the past two weeks in Maharashtra, from Rs 571 per quintal on July 13 to Rs 1,250 on Thursday, an 18-month high. To stabilise the steady rise in the price of the kitchen staple, the Centre may increase its minimum Export price (MEP). The Centre had withdrawn the $700/tonne MEP in December 2015 after a crash in wholesale...
More »India, China seek reduction in farm subsidies by West -Sidhartha
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Even as the Chinese state media turned shriller on India and accused foreign minister Sushma Swaraj of lying to Parliament on the Doklam impasse, India and China are working together at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to get developed countries such as the US and the European Union members to reduce subsidies for farm products that are detrimental to Exports from developing and poor countries. Earlier...
More »Potential of farm Exports not fully tapped, says study
-The Financial Express The domestic prices of key agricultural commodities were below the Export-parity prices during most of the time in the decade 2004-2014, according to a new study by Icrier and World Bank. However, the Export/import opportunities were not always used as restrictive trade policies played spoilsport; for instance in the 2007-08 global food crisis, though rising global prices made many Indian products Export-competitive, rice and wheat Exporters among others were...
More »The draft laws for organic foods, if cleared, will adversely affect small farmers -Chandra Bhushan
-Hindustan Times The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s new certification regulation is going to hinder the growth of the sector. Instead of targeting small farmers, why not make laws that require mandatory labelling of foods grown with pesticides, chemicals or GMO etc? The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) recently announced the Draft Food and Standards (Organic Food) Regulations, 2017, aimed at curbing sale of fake organic...
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